All four of Arvo Pärt’s symphonies, newly recorded with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic under the direction his musical accomplice, Tõnu Kaljuste. Each of the symphonies, as the great Estonian composer has noted, is a world unto itself. Heard in chronological order they also tell us much about Pärt’s musical and spiritual journey, and the very different ways in which he has exercised his craft. Forty-five years separate his Symphony No. 1 (“Polyphonic”) written in 1963 while he was still a student of Heino Eller, from his Symphony No. 4 (“Los Angeles”) written in 2008, by which time he was the world’s most widely-performed contemporary composer.
ARVO PÄRT - SYMPHONY NO. 1 'POLYPHONIC'
1 I. Canons 11:18
2 II. Prelude and Fugue 07:56
ARVO PÄRT - SYMPHONY NO. 2
3 I. 03:36
4 II. 02:14
5 III. 04:47
ARVO PÄRT - SYMPHONY NO. 3
6 I. 06:29
7 II. 05:48
8 III. 08:05
ARVO PÄRT - SYMPHONY NO. 4 'LOS ANGELES'
9 I. Con sublimitá 09:14
10 II. Affannoso 11:47
11 III. Deciso 08:08
NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
Tõnu Kaljuste
